Words Associated With Anger
acrimony: anger and bitterness : harsh or biting sharpness especially of words, manner, or feelings
aggravated: annoy or exasperate (someone), especially persistently
angered: fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in
animosity:Â strong dislike, opposition, or anger
animus:Â hostility or ill feeling
annoyed: slightly angry; irritated
antagonistic: showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something
antipathetic: showing or feeling a strong aversion
apoplectic: overcome with anger; extremely indignant
ballistic: fly into a rage
bellicose: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
belligerent: hostile and aggressive
bitter: unhappy and angry because of unfair treatment
blue in the face: exhausted from anger, strain, or other great effort
boiling: (of a person or strong emotion) be stirred up or inflamed
bristling: aggressively brisk or tense
cantankerous:Â bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
caustic: sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
choleric: bad-tempered or irritable
churlish: rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
disgruntled:Â angry or dissatisfied
displeasure:Â a feeling of annoyance or disapproval
dudgeon:Â a feeling of offense or deep resentment
embittered: angry or resentful at having been treated unfairly
enmity:Â the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
enraged: very angry; furious
exasperated: intensely irritated and frustrated
fired up: inflame with enthusiasm, anger, or another strong emotion
fit to be tied: very angry
frustrated: feeling or expressing distress and annoyance, especially because of inability to change or achieve something
fuming: feeling, showing, or expressing great anger
get oneâs goat:Â to irritate someone; to annoy and arouse someone to anger
grudge:Â a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury
hatred:Â intense dislike or ill will
hissy fit:Â an angry outburst or tantrum
hopping mad: extremely angry
hostile: unfriendly; antagonistic
hot-tempered:Â easily angered; quick-tempered.
hot under the collar: angry, resentful, or embarrassed
huff: a fit of petty annoyance
incensed: very angry; enraged
indignant: feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
infuriated: make (someone) extremely angry and impatient
irate: feeling or characterized by great anger
ireful: full of intense anger; wrathful
offended:Â to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in
outraged: arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone)
petulance: the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered
pissed: very annoyed; angry
provoke:Â deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry
rage: violent, uncontrollable anger
rancorous: characterized by bitterness or resentment
rankle: (of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists
ranting: speaking at length in an angry and impassioned way
resentment: bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly
riled: make (someone) annoyed or irritated
roiled: make (someone) annoyed or irritated
seeing red: suddenly become very angry
seething: filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger
smoldering: denoting or showing barely suppressed anger, desire, or another powerful emotion
sorehead: a person easily angered or disgruntled
spleen: bad temper; spite
splenetic:Â bad-tempered; spiteful
stormy: full of angry or violent outbursts of feeling
tantrum:Â an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration
tetchy:Â bad-tempered and irritable
ticked: infuriate, make angry
vexed: make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters
vitriolic: filled with bitter criticism or malice
vituperation: bitter and abusive language